The National Invitational Tournament tips off Tuesday, as the UMass Minutemen take on the Mississippi St. Bulldogs at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The winner of UMass and Mississippi State will advance to face either top-seeded Seton Hall Pirates or the Stony Brooke Seawolves in the second round.
Officially, half of the 32-team field will play games on Tuesday night, as the road to the Final Four in Madison Square Garden begins. Here's a look at Tuesday's game times and TV schedule. (For a complete NIT bracket, click here.):
(No. 1-seed) Washington Huskies vs. (8) Texas-Arlington Mavericks
- 10 p.m. ET on ESPNU
(4) Northwestern Wildcats vs. (5) Akron Zips
- 9 p.m. on ESPN2
(3) Oregon Ducks vs. (6) LSU Tigers
- 9:30 p.m. on ESPN
(2) Dayton Flyers vs. (7) Iowa Hawkeyes
- 7:30 p.m. on ESPN
(1) Tennessee Volunteers vs. (8) Savannah St. Tigers
- 8 p.m. on ESPNU
(4) Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders vs. (5) Marshall Thundering Herd
- 9:15 p.m. on ESPN3
(1) Seton Hall Pirates vs. (8) Stony Brook Seawolves
- 7:15 p.m. on ESPN3
(4) Mississippi St. Bulldogs vs. (5) UMass Minutemen
- 7 p.m. on ESPN2
(3) Stanford Cardinal vs. (6) Cleveland St. Vikings
- 11 p.m. on ESPN2
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